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South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University
Enrollment Services Center, Box 511
Brookings, SD 57007

Official telephone: (605) 688-4121
Toll-free telephone: (800) 952-3541
Fax number: (605) 688-6891
Website: www.sdstate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2015 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid officer: Carolyn Halgerson,
Director of Financial Aid
Contacting the office: 605 688-4695
800 952-3541 (toll free)
605 688-5882 (fax)
sdsu.finaid@sdstate.edu
FAFSA number: 003471

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $7,155; $10,386 out-of-state
Tuition notes: in-state tuition based on $239 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr, out-of-state tuition based on $346 per credit hour for 30 hrs/yr
Additional required fees: $1,017
Book fees: $1,500
Miscellaneous expenses: $7,055
Other expenses: Personal, transportation, and miscellaneous.
Combined room and board expenses: $6,939 - $10,554

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 15noN/A

Applied for financial aid:
85% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
76% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid:
51% of first-year students
50% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
89% of first-year students
92% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
20% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
11% of first-year students
10% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
43% for first-year students
44% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$7,853 for first-year students
$8,636 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$3,585 for first-year students
$3,755 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,486 for first-year students
$4,734 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,493 for first-year students
$3,709 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
20% of first-year students
14% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$1,791 for first-year students
$1,949 for full-time undergraduates
Students who received a non-need-based athletic award:
4% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
Average non-need-based athletic award:
$9,187 for first-year students
$8,894 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Perkins Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
  • College/University Loans
  • Board of Nursing, health profession, private/alternative loans.
Parent loans packaged to meet need: no
Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: 75%
Average student debt upon graduation: $28,769
Types of payment plans:
  • deferred payment plan
  • FACTS.
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
  • Federal Nursing Scholarships
  • United Negro College Fund
  • TEACH, TRIO, SDEAF.
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • state scholarships/grants
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • special characteristics
  • athletic scholarships
  • ROTC scholarships
  • agency scholarships/grants.

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